
A | 2025年、中国の出生数は前年より162万人減の約792万人で、過去最低となった。 Hunter Biden and his longtime business partner Eric Schwerin were actively working behind the scenes in 2016 to raise money for a prominent former Biden adviser's congressional campaign while also working on Chinese business deals with the adviser's business partner, Fox News Digital reported on Thursday.,Close connections build business, it seems. According to emails obtained by the outlet, Francis "Fran" Person, who worked in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2014 as a special assistant to President Barack Obama and an adviser to then-Vice President Joe Biden, left the White House in late July 2014 to serve in an advisory capacity at his alma mater, the University of South Carolina. Less than six months later, in January 2015, he reportedly became the president of the Harves Group.,Person still frequently corresponded via email with Hunter and Schwerin of the now-defunct Rosemont Seneca Partners about business dealings connected to the Harves Group in 2015 and 2016, per the report.,He also made numerous trips to the White House during that time, including joining Bo Zhang, the Chinese executive who founded the Harves Group and supposedly had connections to officials at some of the highest levels of the Communist Party of China, at a White House holiday reception in December 2015.,Hunter Biden-Linked Chinese Businessmen Met With Joe Biden at the White House While VP6 August, 03:25 GMT,More to that, Person declared on February 29, 2016, that he would run for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Rep. Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina.,Then, according to the outlet, one day after the announcement, Hunter introduced George Duko, a DuPont executive, to Zhang in an email, outlining a prospective commercial connection between DuPont and Harves. Person and Zhang's aunt were Bcc'd on the email.,"Their reputation is impeccable, and they have strong local, provincial, and national level government relationships - specifically in Shenzhen - which is essential in getting any major project done," Hunter wrote in that email, per the report.,On March 3, 2016, Schwerin allegedly introduced Person to Jeff Cooper, an associate of his and Hunter's in business. A later email from the individual thanked Schwerin for the introduction and stated that given his own "close relationship with VP Biden," there is "a very high anticipation" that he will be a "well funded candidate.",In October of that year, Cooper would reportedly give Person's campaign $2,700. Meanwhile, Hunter Biden reportedly met with Zhang, the chairman and CEO of Harves, on March 30 of that year.,Sputnik ExplainsHunter Biden Records: Does US Secret Service Have Something to Hide?24 July, 15:15 GMT,Next month, the partners, together with the director of communications of the National Basketball Players Association Tara Greco, discussed the possibility of building stadiums in China under the auspices of the NBA. The talk was allegedly about the province of Liaoning in northern China, where Zhang allegedly had close business and political ties.,To meet with Duko of DuPont, Hunter, Schwerin, and Zhang drove to Wilmington, Delaware, on May 4, 2016. Asked by the outlet whether he remembered Fran Person's name coming up during their discussion in Wilmington and whether Hunter, Schwerin, or Zhang had presented any additional business opportunities to DuPont in China, Duko replied: "I did meet with Hunter at their request, they wanted to discuss land we were in the process of selling at that time.,"The transaction was already under contract to be sold and I informed Hunter that we would be proceeding with the transaction as planned," he added. "We did not and have not discussed any other business dealings since that meeting. I do not recall the name Fran Person.",Meanwhile, Hunter allegedly sought help even from Brian Steel, a CNBC executive from 2007 to 2021. In his reply to Hunter's email asking him if he might contribute to Person's campaign in September 2016, Steel made an interesting revelation, per Fox News.,"I look forward to seeing you on Monday. I’d love to support Fran but unfortunately as the EVP of CNBC, I’m not allowed to donate to political campaigns," Steel wrote. "In year[s] past I would get around that by having my wife donate but after CNBC hosted a controversial/aggressive Republican primary debate earlier this year, Breibart [sic] and Rush Limbaugh outed me as the husband of a ‘max’ Hillary donor so I can’t even have Eileen donate anymore.",Sputnik ExplainsHow Bannon's Conviction Opens Door to GOP's Sweet Revenge on Hunter and Joe Biden23 July, 18:01 GMT,According to an earlier report, Hunter referred to Zhang as a "good friend and business colleague" in a letter to an alleged Chinese Communist Party official Henry Zhao, who was also the CEO of Harvest Fund Management.,Soon after, Hunter began to send invitations to his contacts to fundraisers in support of Person multiple times, sometimes writing, "Most of you know what Fran Person means to me and my family and we are excited to support him in his run for Congress," and at least three of them were allegedly addressed by his father, then the vice president of the United States.,At one of the events, according to the publication, Evan Ryan, the current White House cabinet secretary and the wife of secretary of state Antony Blinken, gave $8,100 to Person's campaign. Numerous family members of President Biden, including his wife Jill, sister Valerie, brother James, brother-in-law Jack, nieces Casey and Missy, and Hunter, contributed significantly to Person's campaign in 2016.,However, despite the Bidens' fundraising efforts, Person did not ultimately win. The Democrat candidate faced no opposition in the primary but lost to Mulvaney on November 8, 2016.,'They Should Come & Talk to Us': Hunter Biden Probe May Subpoena US Intel Chiefs, Says McCarthy7 August, 05:19 GMT。中国事情に詳しいジャーナリストの中島恵さんは「急激な人口減少を受けて、政府は躍起になって出産支援策に乗り出している。しかし、1979年から36年間実施された『一人っ子政策』で人生を狂わされた国民は多く、冷ややかな声ばかりが伝わってくる」という――。【グラフをみる】日本より深刻な「中国の人口減少」の推移(最新版) ■日本より深刻な「中国の人口減少」 1月19日、中国国家統計局は2025年末の総人口が前年比339万人減の14億489万人となり、4年連続で人口が減少したことを発表した。また、25年の出生数は前年より162万人減の約792万人で、10年前(2015年)の約1655万人の半数以下となり、1949年の建国以来、過去最低となったことがわかった。 中国は人口爆発による食糧難を懸念して、1979年から36年間、人口抑制策「一人っ子政策」を実施してきた。

B | しかし、急激に人口が減少したことにより2015年末に同政策を廃止して2人目の子どもを容認。その後、21年には3人目も容認するなど、事実上、産児制限を撤廃した。

C | だが、政府が方針転換しても人口減少は深刻化の一途を辿っており、少子化はとどまるところを知らない。

D | 「一人っ子政策」の廃止決定があまりにも遅すぎたのではないか、婚姻数が増えないのに出生数が増えるわけがない、などさまざまな意見があるなか、政府は現在、躍起になって出産支援策に乗り出している。■手厚い支援策でも、国民から冷ややかな声 たとえば、3歳未満の乳幼児がいる世帯には、1人につき年間3600元(約7万9200円)の給付金を支給すること、3歳児未満を対象に、個人所得税の特別控除政策を実施し、控除額を子ども1人当たり月額1000元(約2万2000円)から2000元(約4万4000円)に引き上げること、今年1月は、これまで免税対象だった避妊具や避妊薬に13%の増値税(中国版の消費税)を課すことなどを矢継ぎ早に導入した。公的機関や一部の民間企業では、上司から部下に「いつ子どもを産むのか」といった声掛けまで行われている。 だが、国民からは歓迎するどころか、冷ややかな声ばかりが伝わってくる。「生活するのに精一杯で、結婚したり子どもを産んだりする余裕はない」「子どもを育てる費用があまりにもかかりすぎる」「もうこれ以上、政府に指図されたくない」などといったものだ。私も報道を通じて、政府の方針転換に反感を抱く中国人の姿を見てきたが、なぜこれほどまでに支持されないのか、背景には彼らのどんな思いがあるのかと考えてきた。

E | そんな折、私は東京都内で、中国の農村出身の女性と会う機会があった。

F | その女性とは昨年夏、共通の友人を通じて知り合い、壮絶な彼女の半生や、同じような境遇にある農村の人々についてまとめた文章を送ってもらったことがあったが、今回、改めて、彼女自身の体験や「一人っ子政策」の最中に2番目の子どもである彼女を産んだ母親や家庭環境などについて話を聞かせてもらった。
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